The Hunger Games Prequel Is A Fantastic Franchise Addition

It is a truth universally acknowledged — for the most part — that The Hunger Games movies are among the best book-to-movie adaptations. Misguided two-part finale aside, the films directed by Gary Ross and Francis Lawrence impressively brought author Suzanne Collins’ dystopian novels to the big screen through striking visuals, gorgeous production and costume design, and memorable performances. Now, eight years after the last of the main series, the franchise comes alive again with The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Again directed by Lawrence, this new installment is based on Collins’ 2020 prequel revolving around the fascistic President Snow (Donald Sutherland in the original movies).